tonight on "jimmy kimmel live" -- ben affleck. >> i'm going to try to hold it together. >> you poor baby. is your wife not taking care of you. why don't you come to me when this goes on? every columbus day, i dress up as a native american and cry. >> demi lovato. >> britney who? >> and music from ben howard. >> it is up to me to save the day here.

>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- ben affleck. demi lovato. and music from ben howard. with cleto and the cletones. and now, after all has been said and done, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, everyone. that's very nice. thank you. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching me on television.

i would like to begin by wishing you happy columbus day today. a lot of people had the day off work today, which means instead of going to the office and check facebook all day, you checked facebook at home all day. [ laughter ] every columbus day i do the same thing. it's a tradition. i dress up as a native american and cry. [ laughter ] christopher columbus back in 1492, happened upon north america by mistake, trying to find india. he was using the apple maps app. it is kind of funny we have a national holiday to honor a guy who basically got lost and wouldn't admit it. looking for india, not only didn't he find india, he was 13,000 miles off. india is only 5,000 miles from spain. it's 18,000 miles away from us here. what did columbus do? he saw land on the horizon, turned to his crew and said, there it is, india, i found it. then he called everyone who lived there indians for the whole rest of the -- he was an idiot.

columbus was an idiot and today we honor him. [ cheers and applause ] i wonder if -- wonder if the other guys on the ship knew they weren't in india. one of them had to, right? i bet his wife knew. i bet his wife got off the ship, just rolled her eyes, she's like, here we are in india. today also happens to be canadian thanksgiving. canadian thanksgiving is just like our thanksgiving, they have turkey, whole deal, only difference is up there the families are polite and they get along with each other. [ laughter ] the best part of canadian thanksgiving for me is getting up in the middle of the night and going to refrigerator and making a big, cold moose meat sandwich. it's -- at least i imagine that's what it's like, i'm not canadian. president obama was here in los angeles last night. he was here with his agent taking meetings in case it doesn't work out next month. never be too careful. the president was here for a fund-raiser, a concert with stevie wonder, katy perry, earth, wind and fire, jennifer hudson, jon bon jovi and a

special appearance by george clooney. if obama goes more than a month without seeing george clooney he gets nervous. one performer not invited was a gentleman named william tapley. he refers to himself as quote, third eagle of the apocalypse and co-prophet of the end times. that's kind of like being a co-host, like, "live with kelly and michael." michael is the co -- host, in the case, profelt of tphet of t apocalypse. mr. tapley has been posting original songs on his youtube channel and his latest is ant anti-obama anthem called "take the r train." catchy tune that reveals shocking facts about our president. ♪ let's out obama like "newsweek" today ♪ ♪ he is our first gay president ♪ ♪ after november ♪ michelle will leave ♪ then he'll shack up with

♪ george, ed or steve >> jimmy: that seems hypocritical to me. i mean, can we look at this from the other side, from the other angle of this song? yes. [ laughter ] he's republican in the front and party in the back. [ applause ] meanwhi meanwhile, mitt romney is on the campaign trail, talking to all kinds of folks like you and me. he stopped at the tin fish restaurant in port st. lucie yesterday and posed with a group photo with the staff when one of the employees decided to help clean him up. [ laughter ] he's already creating new jobs. let's watch that again in slow motion. at first, he's like, oh, this is nice, and then he's like --

oh -- oh, oh, oh, okay. wait a minute now, that's -- and then he kind of uses his hand to tap, tap, okay, now we're going to push that out of the frame. by the way, where is the secret service when this is going on? for all we know that was doused in chloroform, nonalcoholic beer or something. that would upset him. here's a piece of foot and you probably won't want to see in slow motion. hulk hogan sex tape debuted on the internet and if you thought wrestling was fake, wait until you see this. when you see the words hulk hogan sex tape, you have that moment before you decide whether or not to click it? i feel like that's about as close as you can get to being able to stare into your own soul. i looked into my soul and i clicked it. [ laughter ] and the tape features a very tan, peroxided blond with enormous breasts and there is a woman in it with him. [ laughter ] "the daily news" says the woman

is rumored to be the ex-wife of hulk's friend bubba the love sponge. he's a radio talk show host. hogan says it was made without his concert. the hair cut was made with husband fill knowledge, point that out. only a minute was released but people say, at one point, the hulk struggles for a full minute, trying to open the condom package, which is funny, coming from a guy who is constantly ripping his shirt off in, like, a second. i'm going to show you some of the video now. be warned, what you are about to see is extremely, extremely graphic. >> it's going down. he's on his knees. i can't believe it. look, he's turning to the referee. >> jimmy: that's why they put the "f" in wwf. i think we had the wrong tape, but -- hulk hogan is now demanding to know who shot the tape and who leaked the tape.

he's threatening legal action. why this is embarrassing, still not as embarrassing as this movie, "mr. nanny." he's big, he's bad and he's babysitting. no sex tape could be more embarrassing than that. and now, to another couple whose love blossomed on camera, former bachelor ben and his former fiance courtney, that's right, the last remaining "bachelor" couple" has broken up. at this point, you are more likely to meet your future spouse in guantanamo bay than on "the bachelor" watching a version of "csi" where they never find the murderer. i looked it up today. out of 15 bachelors, there have been 16 failed relationships, one guy twice. ben released a statement, saying after meeting a year ago, we decided to end our romantic relationship. we need to focus on our respective careers, which, i assume means getting ready for

"bachelor pad." i feel bad for ben. he was a nice guy. it's a shame he was put in this position. if only there were some warning signs that courtney might not have been the best choice for mate. >> i'm sure there are some girls intimidated by me and they probably should be. most of these girls are not girls i would be friends with. nicky, you look like an idiot. let me tell you. this is really hard to get off. i'm also really competitive and i usually win. winning. winning. winning. winning. i got a rose. you don't. oh. i'm a rose. i almost just want to rip her head off and verbally assault her. i'm not really too worried about her, because she's just like a little girl to me. she's, like, not competition, she's just, like, a little girl in a little boy's body. snap, girls, show's over.

you can all go home, pack your bags. oh, my god. >> will you marry me? >> kill shot. >> jimmy: we did not find the next mrs. -- maybe we found the next mrs. charlie sheen. [ laughter ] guillermo, are you upset about courtney and ben breaking up? >> no, she's crazy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, okay. i want to ask you about something you tweeted on friday. on friday, guillermo tweeted, "what do you guys think, should i get a tattoo or not?" you realize twitter is not a life coach, right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: based on the responses you got, what are you going to do? >> well, i wanted to do it, but my wife said no way. >> jimmy: your wife said no way? why did she say no way? >> she said, you're not a -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay. but wait a minute. hold on a second. you know, if you do get a tattoo, you won't be able to be

buried in a jewish cemetery, right? >> right. >> jimmy: okay. your wife has tattoos, doesn't she? >> yeah, one, right here. >> jimmy: oh, isn't that interesting. you know what i would do if i were you? i would get a big mike tyson face tattoo. >> no, but i told her to put that one in there. >> jimmy: why? >> because it's angelina jolie, it's a dragon. >> jimmy: whose tattoo is angelina jolie? >> no, she has a dragon here. so, i told her to -- >> jimmy: you want to get the same tattoo angelia jolie has? really? [ cheers and applause ] in that case, she's right. are you hoping to marry brad pitt one day? >> i just like it. >> jimmy: i think, if you got a tattoo, it would detract from the majesty of your mustache. you should remain tattoo-less.

>> i agree with you. >> jimmy: okay, good. lady gaga had an embarrassing moment on stage in barcelona on saturday. she threw up. chef was singing the song "edge of glory" and threw up three times. fortunately, there is video of this incident. there's lady gaga. once -- pay attention to the backup dancer here, because, now, he sees this. he's like -- oh. there's a moment of concern and then, he realizes, hey, you know what? it is up to me to save the day he here. and he goes. [ applause ] i would like to have that when i throw up. you know, last week, i don't know if this is an epidemic, but justin bieber threw up on stage last week. this week, lady gaga. there's only one reasonable explanation for this.

lady gaga ate justin bieber. >> oh, no. >> jimmy: one more thing. this is a strange new technological development, farmers in switzerland can now implant sensors in their cows that will send them a text message when the cows are ready to mate. similar to the way tiger woods does it here in the united states. [ laughter ] the sensors know what kind of mood the cows are in, by using heat detectors and then they send a text. the creators of the technology are hoping it takes off. so much so, they even shot a commercial that's been running on swiss television. i would like to share that commercial with you now. >> are you a bored farmer who wants to connect with the hottest, most exciting cows in your area? >> ja! >> thousands of beautiful bovines are waiting for you. she's waiting. she's waiting. and she's waiting. text milky to 59481 and for

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demi lovato is here. and then all the way from england, this is his debut album called "every kingdom," ben howard from the bud light stage. tomorrow night megan mullally, the castoffs from "dancing with the stars" double elimination night, and we'll have music from father john misty. and later this week kevin james, will arnett, chris elliot, from the movie "the perks of being a wallflower" ezra miller, and music from dwight yoakam and bloc party. so, join us then. our first guest tonight, so much more than just my former boyfriend, no less than roger ebert predicts that his new film will win best picture at the academy awards. it is called "argo." it opens in theaters friday, please say hello to ben affleck. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? >> thank you very much. very exciting. >> jimmy: i heard you have a cold, now i can hear it in your

voice. >> a bit of a cold and i'll try to hold it together. >> jimmy: you poor baby. is your wife not taking care of you? why don't you come to me when this goes on? somebody's got to take care of you. >> don't act like you don't know how i got this. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i saw your movie the other night and how would you rate it on a scale of 1 to 10? >> i like the movie. >> jimmy: i give it a 10 1/2 maybe even. i thought it was fantastic. it's crazy because this is a story that you know the ending because it's a true story, something really happened, but there's so much tension through the whole movie. such a good job with it. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you really did a great job. >> he said it. you have to go. >> jimmy: and i want to point out another thing. you play a real life cia agent, not like that stupid jason bourne, those fake, stupid movies. >> no, this is the real thing. not making any judgments. >> jimmy: you act in the movie and you directed the movie, too.

what is the trickiest thing about directing yourself in a movie? >> well, i polled -- i got a chance to talk to the big-time -- >> jimmy: who did you talk to? >> i talked to kevin costner, warren beatty, redford, a little bit, george clooney. and the one thing they all said was, there's a tendency to, like, film, you know, ten takes on jimmy and on you and ten on up and then the camera gets to me, you go, oh, we'll just go one and, yourself 'embarrassed, you know? the thing is, you get to the editing room and you don't have enough material, so, when we got to the set, the first day, kind of did everyone else's converag. got to me, i was like, all right, we're going to go a few. we got to take nine, everyone wants to go home and i was running around being like, warren beatty thinks you guys should stay here. >> jimmy: did you explain you are the most handsome person in the movie anne need to get a lot of shots of yourself? there is one shot -- [ cheers and applause ] >> they already knew i thought that. >> jimmy: there is one shot in

the movie where you have your shirt off for no reason at all, i mean, it's just pure cheesecake. >> yeah, i was going to do -- in the script, it sails, tony gets out of the shower and gets dressed and i was going to do the full fassbender. but i was like, if i was him i'd would do the full fassbender, me i put my shirt on. >> jimmy: when you direct do you say action or does someone else take that over? >> i think that feels too weird. are you ready -- and action! what do you -- awkward. >> jimmy: do you let somebody else say action? or just no action said? >> i do let someone but no one person for too long because they get too much power. >> jimmy: like they're the director. >> approach it like a banana republic despot. >> jimmy: there is a scene in the movie, that is kind of terrifying, actually, where you have thousands of people in, storming the u.s. embassy, and it's very scary. where did you get all those

people? first of all, you were in istanbul shooting this. >> yeah, where the father of the country is named attaturk and his real limb is mustafa kumal, i was wondering, no relation to jimmy kimmel? >> jimmy: no, no. [ laughter ] i would like to run istanbul, but my family is 100% losers. there are no rulers in the family. >> no fathers of any countries, well, you know, we can't all be perfect. yes, i went there and i had to get, like, this scene where they storm the embassy, in 1979, i was trying to recreate. we wanted thousands of extras in turkey. and it was this student revolution, they are rabid and fired up and they came from the university over there and the whole thing and what not. and so, trying to find 2,000 extras to come down in the middle of the day, and we didn't have a big budget, so, we couldn't pay people.

we were like let's give them raises, we don't do that. i was like, okay. >> jimmy: oh, really. >> it would have thrown it off for all the other movies, some horrible thing. and, so, we, you know, tried to get 2,000 people and we start to bus them in from their houses at 1:00 in the morning so they get dressed and come in waves and it turns out that it's hard to get these students, they're actually in school during the day. >> jimmy: oh, yes. >> so are people who are working. so, the only people that you can get who are free all day are people who have retired. >> jimmy: senior citizens. >> a seniors revolt. like, you know, what they were unbelievable. they were spectacular. i was afraid of some of these old turks. >> jimmy: they did seem scary. >> yeah. very good. it's better. let the kids stay in school. >> jimmy: like they ran out of jell-o at the cafeteria. did they know you over there? are you known in istanbul?

did they say there is a ben affleck movie, everybody come out out? >> i'm known but only from this show. >> jimmy: is that right? amazing. >> i said, kumal. you have pull over there. >> jimmy: now, i understand you did some shopping when you were in istanbul. >> i did. >> jimmy: tell us the story and i'm going to show what i have here. >> so, we go scouting. there's a big sequence that takes place in a bazaar. we scouted -- >> jimmy: that's a scary scene, too. >> we were looking around, this little store, they're tiny little stands or whatever. it's a huge bazaar. we had to redress it. we were picking the right ones. and we sort of came across one of many carpet ones, you know? and the carpets are beautiful and they're amazing. i wandered in, i'm going to go a voice, the voice doesn't represent a group of people. just one guy. >> jimmy: one guy. this is istan "bill" you're doing here. >> like hello, my friend, please, please, come in. i said okay. immediately like five other guys

came out, spinning and twirling carpets like italians with the pizzas. >> jimmy: yeah, right. [ laughter ] >> and they are piling up and the guy is -- lot of 10,000 kings is on this carpet. this is for your grandchildren, your wife will make love with you. and i was like, how much? 2,500. when you be in istanbul again? i will again probably. what about your descendants? my descendants could probably use this. so, of course, i buy the rug. >> jimmy: yeah? >> and, one picture, with me and my friends and my sister, with the guys, just for the guys, i don't know you, i don't care about you. for these guys, i hate you. [ laughter ] so, i take a picture with all these guys, i go hope, and my wife and i'm like, honey, i got this awesome istanbul rug, it's got the blood of 10,000 dead kings. and she's like that's great but

we already ordered rugs we needed for the living room. i was like, okay. where can this go? she was like, maybe your bathroom? so, now, i have a 2,500 terry cloth mat, so when you get out of the tub and somebody sends me an e-mail that says, did you spend a quarter of a million dollars on rugs in turkey? i was like -- i think i'd remember that. and i knew it. >> jimmy: you knew that -- >> i got turkey tabloided. the turkish -- >> jimmy: look how excited this guy is. >> and they had the, like, headline on it, you know what i mean? i didn't know what it said. it said, "scandal." it got picked up in "us weekly" and it said i spent half a million dollars -- >> jimmy: but you did not. >> no, i didn't. i'm just as stupid because i have a $2,500 bathmat in my house.

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talk to me. >> it's an action film. >> from where? >> worst place you can think of. >> universal city. how are you going to get in the embassy? >> they're not in the embassy. during the takeover, six people escaped. they're hiding out in tehran. and that's who i'm going to go get. >> what am i making? >> i need you to help me make a fake movie. >> came to the right place. >> i want to build a cover around making a movie. >> but we're not going to make one. >> no. >> you want to come to hollywood and act like a big shot. >> yeah. >> without actually doing nothing. >> no. >> you'll fit right in. >> jimmy: ben affleck and john goodman in "argo." i went to see the movie, a

screening, i spoke to the projectionist, the guy that runs camera and he'd seen it two dozen times and he loved it every time. that's a great compliment to get. >> that is great. >> jimmy: the cast, bryan cranston, who is fantastic, alan arkin, who is great. who told us that you do an imitation of him that he doesn't necessarily care for. >> he hates it. he hates it. i've been waiting to do it since the first day he got there, you know what i mean? won't sound right now. he came over, he said, "alan, nice to meet you!" >> jimmy: people love that. >> dead pan. you know, there was a little bit of that, like, who's directing this movie, can i talk to him? who's in charge? who? >> jimmy: sounds like jerry seinfeld-ish quality to it. a hint of that. how is the family doing? everything all right? >> they're good. >> jimmy: your wife jennifer was here and she said that --

[ cheers and applause ] first of all, she said you had a baby boy which i was unaware of, i wasn't told about this. >> well -- we have to keep some things from you. >> jimmy: she said you were, probably not you, but, because you have daughters it was different changing the diapers and figuring out the plumbing and how things work and how you really have to protect yourself in that situation. >> she acted like it was the first time she saw something like that. i was like, wait a minute. [ laughter ] yeah, i mean. you seen the real version. >> jimmy: competitive already. >> threw me off a little bit. but i recovered. i got her a rug. [ laughter ] we do, he's a great guy. little guy. he has the physique and face exactly of babe ruth. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. i'm thinking, 40, 50 bombs a year. >> jimmy: red sox or yankees babe ruth? you have to decide.

>> i have a feeling he's going to be just like the babe, highest bidder. that's how they rebel against their parents. >> jimmy: will you get him a baseball glove right away, start training him immediately? >> he already has one. >> jimmy: this is what i did with my little brother, i trained him from almost the moment he was born to become a baseball player and then he wound up going to musical theater school. >> i better get that glove. >> jimmy: is that something, will you force your fun on him? >> no, in all seriousness, i'm pretty laid back, if they turn out reasonably sane i'll be happy. whatever. >> jimmy: that's a terrible way to look at things. your daughters play sports? >> my daughters, yes, they do, jimmy. i won't call it a sport as much as a discipline. my daughters do karate. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah. and let me tell you something, jimmy, they know it's a way of peace and it's truly defensive and they would never use their powers to hurt others, but if

you tangle with them, they'll rip your nuts off. >> jimmy: is that right? don't tangle with them then. unless -- well, congratulations on the movie. it's called "argo," opens in theaters friday. you should definitely go see it. ben affleck, everybody. we'll be right back with demi lovato. i mean we've been here for five hours and it only feels like four. it feels like four tops. this year, we're finally getting everything... ...that we didn't get last year. yeah. big screen! true 4g. yup. sfx: bing! hey, what did you just do? i just sent him a playlist. by touching phones? yup, simple as that. it's the galaxy s3.

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>> jimmy: hi, we're back. still to come, music from ben howard. our next guest began her career in the purple shadow of barney the dinosaur. now, she does battle with the tyrant known as simon cowell. twice a week, her show, "the x factor," airs wednesday and thursday nights on fox. please welcome demi lovato. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> i'm fantastic. how are you? >> jimmy: doing well. i have to say, i think you're doing a great job on "the x factor." i didn't really know what to expect. >> i think you're doing a great job on "the jimmy kimmel show." >> jimmy: i appreciate that.

because you're young and i think a lot of times when they pull some young kid who is a big pop star, put them in a judge, they just say nice things over and over again and you don't. not only do you not -- [ laughter ] well, no, i think you're judging them honestly, nothing worse than when everyone says something nice about everyone whether they're good or not, i mean, it's a boring show if that happens. and you seem to be driving simon crazy. >> it's pretty amazing that i get the privilege to get paid to mess with my boss all day. >> jimmy: you really do. he is your boss. did you sit down with an interview with him? >> i didn't. i had actually never really met him. he just, like, called up one day and i was like, ah, i don't know about this, i'm too busy, for your little show. britney who? [ laughter ] whatev. and then he begged me and then i was like, okay. >> jimmy: did he really beg you?

is that accurate? >> of course. >> jimmy: he did? >> yeah. >> jimmy: this is without ever having a test where you had a meal together just to see what your dynamic was like? >> no. i met him on "american idol" a couple of times and he didn't remember me. >> jimmy: he didn't remember you. >> don't worry about that, he knows me now. >> jimmy: i know he knows you now. this seems like a half-assed way to run a show. >> yeah. that's the thing. he knows what he's doing. he's really smart, and i hate him. >> jimmy: he'll like that comment, but -- and why is it that in the beginning of the show, as i recall, britney spears was sitting next to simon and now you have switched seats with her and you are sitting next to simon. >> i have. they were just playing, we were just playing musical chairs. >> jimmy: no incident that happened, that occurred? >> no, no, no. we were just set that way and then i guess they hated me like bending over to yell at simon the whole time. >> jimmy: i see. >> they were like, you're next to him. really great idea. >> jimmy: i see. then, did they have to say to

britney, is this going to be okay with you, we're thinking about moving people around? was it one of those deals? >> no. >> jimmy: it wasn't? >> no. >> jimmy: things just happen over there. no professional courtesy whatever. >> not at all. >> jimmy: do you like being next to simon now? >> whatev. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you can now look down his shirt. >> that's not really hard to do. he has it like open 24/7. he shows more cleavage than i do. it's ridiculous. >> jimmy: he actually does. >> he does. >> jimmy: okay, so, do you like simon personally? do you have any social interaction? >> we do. and you know what, behind the cameras, that doesn't make sense, when we're not on the panel, we do get along really well. >> jimmy: you do? >> and he says it best, the best, the sign of being able to tease each other and be mean to each other is a sign of comfortability. i'm like yeah, a sign of me still hating you. >> jimmy: if simon were 25 years

old, would you date him? >> no. >> jimmy: no. >> no. >> jimmy: why not? >> because he parts his hair down the middle. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he really does. >> yes. >> jimmy: what is going on with that? is that a thing in england we don't know about, that middle hair thing that he does? >> i don't know. you know what? he does this thing with his blow dryer backstage. he flips his head over, he blow dries it, he goes like this and he's good. >> jimmy: so you have seen him blow dry his hair. >> like 30 million times. >> jimmy: really? you share a dressing room? why are you watching him blow dry his hair? is there something going on between you and simon that we don't know about? >> we're twins. no, we have a like a green room, so we all kind of share one big dressing room. >> jimmy: wow. that's surprising. i would think like simon would have his own portable castle that he had. >> he has his own portable oxygen tank. >> jimmy: does he really? >> no. >> jimmy: no.

okay. i think britney would have her own bounce house she would be in with her children. >> if she did, i would be in it. >> jimmy: you would be in there. okay. and there are no problems between you? because we're seeing they're making a thing out of this on "american idol." do you feel competitive with "american idol" now? >> no. i mean, it's just, it's another tv show and at the end of the day, it's about making someone's dream come true. and it's about -- >> jimmy: and destroying many more people's dreams. >> absolutely. [ laughter ] but being nice about it. >> jimmy: traveling around the country and seeing all of these people, is america more or less talented than you imagined it would be? >> no, america's extremely talented and i knew, especially when we went to austin, that they would be very talented, because i know a lot of people out here from texas, and i'm from texas, and we work really hard there and we just go for it. and we're out there and we're in your face and so i was expecting a lot. >> jimmy: did you feel like that was the strongest of the cities you were in? >> they were all great.

everyone had -- >> jimmy: now you're getting wishy-washy on us. >> they all. >> jimmy: which was the worst city of all of them? >> none. it's a beautiful country. >> jimmy: i want to create a situation where you arrive on tour into a city and people just boo you the moment you -- >> it happened. >> jimmy: there had to be one city that wasn't good. >> every city they booed me in. >> jimmy: no, they didn't. >> yes. if you say no, the audience boos you. >> jimmy: like when you show up on your concert tour. >> no, no. they just like, they throw underwear and stuff, it's really weird. >> jimmy: who throws underwear? >> okay, i was in south america, every time i go down to south america, i was in brazil last weekend, and i -- at first, i thought it was really cool because girls were throwing their bras at me. and i feel like motley crue, that's kind of weird but okay. and then it got really weird when they started throwing their underpants at me. >> jimmy: well, you know, it gets hot there. maybe they were just taking their clothes off. >> maybe.

>> jimmy: what will do you with these underpants? do you add them to your collection? >> i wear them on my head. what else would you do with it? >> jimmy: well, con brgratulati on things going so well for you. i'm enjoying you on the show. don't ease up on simon. keep him going. >> i'm not. >> jimmy: demi lovato, everyone. "the x factor" airs wednesdays and thursdays on fox. we'll be right back with ben howard. have you heard of the new dialing procedure

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